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Acts and monuments of matters most special and memorable, happening in the Church. [vol.…Actes and monuments of matters most speciall and memorable, happenyng in the Church. [vol.…
Acts and monuments of matters most special and memorable, happening in the Church. [vol. 2, part 1] with an universal history of the same, wherein is set forth at large the whole race and course of the Church, from the primitive age to these latter times of ours, with the bloody times, horrible troubles, and great persecutions against the true martyrs of Christ, sought and wrought as well by heathen emperors, as now lately practised by Romish prelates, especially in this realm of England and Scotland. Newly revised and recognised, partly also augmented, and now the fourth time again published and recommended to the studious reader, by the author (through the help of Christ our Lord) John Fox, which desireth thee good reader to help him with thy prayer.Actes and monuments of matters most speciall and memorable, happenyng in the Church. [vol. 2, part 1] with an vniuersall history of the same, wherein is set forth at large the whole race and course of the Church, from the primitiue age to these latter tymes of ours, with the bloudy times, horrible troubles, and great persecutions agaynst the true martyrs of Christ, sought and wrought as well by heathen emperours, as nowe lately practised by Romish prelates, especially in this realme of England and Scotland. Newly reuised and recognised, partly also augmented, and now the fourth time agayne published and recommended to the studious reader, by the author (through the helpe of Christ our Lord) Iohn Foxe, which desireth thee good reader to helpe him with thy prayer.
London: printed by John Daye, 1583London: printed by Iohn Daye, 1583
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Book 8 › Persecution in the town of Calais.Book 8 › Persecution in the towne of Calice.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
That the same may the better appear, you shall understand that first Rafe Hare, a man rude and so unlearned, that scarce he could read, yet through Gods grace,1 was very zealous, and therewith lead so godly & temperate a life, as not one of his enemies could accuse or blame the same his sober life and conversation. This Rafe Hare was charged to be one, that had spoken against auricular confession, against holy bread and holy water,2 yea and beside that, he was one which would not lightly swear an oath, nor use almost any manner of pastime, nor good fellowship, as they term it, but was always in a corner by himself, looking on his book. The poor simple man being charged by the Commissioners, that he was a naughty man & erroneous, ⟨p. 1225⟩and that he could not be otherwise, coming out of a town so infected with pernicious errors & sects as that was, was willed by them to take good heed to himself, least through obstinacy he turned his erroneous opinions to plain heresy: for an error defended, is heresy.
That the same may the better appeare, you shall vnderstand that first Rafe Hare, a man rude and so vnlearned, that scarce he could reade, yet through Gods grace,1 was very zelous, and therwith lead so godly & temperate a life, as not one of his enemies coulde accuse or blame the same his sober lyfe and conuersation. Thys Rafe Hare was charged to be one, that had spoken against auriculare confession, against holy bread and holy water,2 yea and beside that, he was one which would not lightly sweare an othe, nor vse almost any maner of pastime, nor good fellowship, as they terme it, but was alwaies in a corner by himselfe, looking on his booke. The poore simple man being charged by the Commissioners, yt he was a naughty man & erroneous, ⟨p. 1225⟩and that he could not be otherwise, comming out of a towne so infected with pernitious errours & sects as that was, was willed by them to take good heede to himselfe, least through obstinacy he turned his erroneous opinions to playne heresie: for an errour defended, is heresie.